The Song of Morgan is an album by avant-musician and singer/songwriter Jandek released, as with all Jandek albums, on Corwood Industries.[1] The album is a box set, containing 9 CDs. Each disc contains a single piece for solo piano.[2] There are no vocals on any of the pieces. The album sleeve depicts Jandek as a child and is the youngest photograph of "The Representative From Corwood Industries" that has been used as artwork for a Jandek album.[3]

The Song of Morgan
Studio album by
Released2013
GenreOutsider
Length8:36:09
LabelCorwood Industries
ProducerCorwood Industries
Jandek chronology
Richmond Sunday
(2013)
The Song of Morgan
(2013)
Athens Saturday
(2013)

The pieces are all entitled "Nocturne" and numbered one to nine, shortest piece being "Nocturne Seven" at 51 minutes and the longest "Nocturne Three" at just over an hour.[4]

Track listing edit

Disc 1
No.TitleLength
1."Nocturne One"55:22
Disc 2
No.TitleLength
1."Nocturne Two"58:39
Disc 3
No.TitleLength
1."Nocturne Three"60:42
Disc 4
No.TitleLength
1."Nocturne Four"60:33
Disc 5
No.TitleLength
1."Nocturne Five"58:20
Disc 6
No.TitleLength
1."Nocturne Six"58:54
Disc 7
No.TitleLength
1."Nocturne Seven"51:31
Disc 8
No.TitleLength
1."Nocturne Eight"59:16
Disc 9
No.TitleLength
1."Nocturne Nine"52:52

References edit

  1. ^ "Jandek releases 9CD box set of piano work". The Wire. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
  2. ^ "Jandek releases 9xCD set of solo piano pieces – FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music". Factmag.com. 2013-07-11. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
  3. ^ "Jandek to Release Nine-Disc Box Set of Piano Works | News". Pitchfork. 2013-07-11. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
  4. ^ "Jandek - The Song Of Morgan (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-10-21.